HEY GUYS WHATS UP THIS IS REUBEN WITH COMPETITION ACCESSORIES WELCOME TO OUR IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE HJC CL 16 STREET HELMET NOW THE CL 16 HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND ITS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR ENTRY LEVEL HELMET THAT WE HAVE SOLD HERE AT COMPETITION ACCESSORIES WE SELL A TON OF THESE HELMETS AND I ACTUALLY STARTED OUT IN A REALLY OLD C SERIES HELMET FROM HJC THEY ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR YOU GUYS THAT MAYBE DONT HAVE WHOLE LOT TO SPEND OR MAYBE ARENT DOING A WHOLE LOT OF RIDING OR MAYBE IF YOUR EVEN LOOKING FOR A BACK UP HELMET. THE GRAPHIC VERSIONS RETAIL FOR ABOUT 145 DOLLARS AND WE CAN ACTUALLY DISCOUNT THEM OFF THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO JUMP ON OUR WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT OUR CURRENT PRICING IS UP HERE I HAVE TWO BRAND NEW GRAPHICS FOR THE FALL 2012 RELEASE HERE WE HAVE THE VOLTAGE ON MY LEFT AND THE VERGO ON MY RIGHT. THERE IS OTHER GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AND OTHER COLORS IN THESE GRAPHICS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL JUST KIND OF JUMP INTO SOME OF THE FEATURES HERE FOR UNDER 150 DOLLARS YOUR GETTING QUITE A LOT OF FEATURES YOU HAVE A LIGHT WEIGHT POLYCARBONATE SHELL THESE HELMETS COME IN UNDER 4 POUNDS THEY ARE NOT TOO HEAVY AT ALL ADVANCED CHANNELING VENTILATION SYSTEMS ACTUALLY GOING TO FLOW AIR THROUGHOUT THE HELMET TO KEEP YOU COOL AND COMFORTABLE AS YOU RIDE ESPECIALLY IN WARMER CONDITIONS AND THEY HAVE REALLY KIND OF STEPPED UP THEIR GAME RECENTLY THE NEWER CL 16S ARE NOW INCLUDING A PINLOCK INSERT SO I HAVE THAT RIGHT HERE CAME IN THE BOX THE PINLOCK INSERT IS BASICALLY A INSERT THAT GOES BETWEEN THESE TWO PINS ON THE SHIELD YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THOSE PLASTIC POSTS RIGHT THERE AND ACTUALLY THAT BLUE OUT LINE ON THERE IS SHOWING YOU WHERE THAT PIN LOCK INSERT IS GOING TO GO INSIDE THE FACE SHIELD WHAT THAT DOES FOR YOU IS YOU CAN INSTALL IT INSIDE THE SHIELD IT CREATES A KIND OF DUAL PANE EFFECT SO YOU HAVE AN INNER SHIELD AND OUTER SHIELD WITH A BEAD OF AIR BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH INSULATES THE INSIDE OF THE HELMET FROM THE OUTSIDE WHICH REALLY PRETTY MUCH ELIMINATES FOGGING. I HAVE USED PINLOCK EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN THE WINTER IT WORKS REALLY REALLY WELL AT REDUCING FOG TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE VENTILATION FEATURES LIKE I SAID IT DOES HAVE ADVANCED CHANNELING VENTILATION THERE ARE SOME NICE SLIDER PIECES ON THE VENTS THAT ALLOW YOU TO FEEL IF THEY ARE OPEN OR CLOSED WHEN YOUR RIDING YOU CAN OPEN THAT UP THATS ACTUALLY GOING TO DIRECT AIR RIGHT OUT HERE KIND OF LIKE A DEFROSTER ON YOUR CAR THATS GOING TO PUSH AIR UP HERE ON TO THE FACE SHIELD THAT WILL HELP REDUCE FOG THE TOP HERE YOU HAVE A RAM AIR INTAKE SCOOP HAS A SMALL SWITCH ON IT IF YOU OPEN IT UP AIR IS GOING TO BE FORCED DOWN INSIDE THE HELMET AND AS YOU RIDE A AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CREATED BEHIND THE HELMET THATS GOING TO DRAW WARM AIR RIGHT OUT THE BACK THERE AT THAT LITTLE REAR SPOILER ON THE BACK THERE ARE SOME ALWAYS OPEN EXHAUST VENTS ON THE BACK OF THE HELMET HERE AS WELL AND ALSO ON THE SIDE OF THE CHIN BAR HERE SO AGAIN AS YOU RIDE ITS GOING TO PULL AIR THROUGH THE HELMET FOR YOU SO ITS GOING TO HELP KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE. AS FAR AS CHANGING THE SHIELD OUT IT USES THEIR RAPID FIRE SYSTEM YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A SHIELD LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE SIDE YOU CAN FLIP THAT SWITCH AND THAT ACTUALLY PREVENTS THE SHIELD FROM OPENING I FOUND THAT THAT IT CAN HELP KEEP THE SHIELD CLOSED AND LITTLE PEACE OF MIND IF YOU DID GO DOWN SOMETIMES SHIELDS CAN POP OFF THATS JUST ONE MORE THING TO HELP HOLD IT DOWN AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS IF YOUR RIDING AT HIGH SPEEDS SAY IF YOU DID TAKE THIS TO THE TRACK WHICH IT IS SNELL 2010 CERTIFIED SO YOU COULD DO THAT ITS GOING TO HELP HOLD THE SHIELD DOWN IF YOUR DOING ANY HEAD CHECKS OR TURNING YOUR HEAD AT HIGH SPEEDS THE SHIELDS NOT GOING TO SUCK OPEN ON YOU. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THE GASKET THEY USE IT GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE BUT AT THE TOP OF THE SHIELD HERE IT HAS A NICE LITTLE FLAP WHICH HELPS GIVE YOU A REALLY POSITIVE SEAL WHEN YOU CLOSE THE SHIELD UP ITS GOING TO SEAL UP REALLY WELL AROUND THE FACE SHIELD THERE TO HELP PREVENT WIND NOISE AND ALSO PREVENT WATER FROM RUNNING DOWN INSIDE THE HELMET TO SWITCH OUT THE SHIELD YOU HAVE A TRIGGER ON EITHER SIDE YOU WILL SEE IF YOU PULL THAT BACK IT POPS RIGHT OUT SO VERY VERY EASY TO SWITCH THE SHIELDS OUT THEN YOU JUST LINE IT BACK UP AND CLICK IT DOWN INTO PLACE AND ITS SECURE AND READY TO GO SO VERY EASY SHIELD CHANGES AS WELL. ON THE INSIDE OF THIS HELMET YOU HAVE A SILVER COOL INTERIOR THATS A MOISTURE WICKING FABRIC ITS REALLY SOFT TO THE TOUCH VERY COMFORTABLE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY REMOVE THE WHOLE THING COUPLE SNAPS AND THIS TAB WITH VELCRO PULLS RIGHT OUT ITS CONTOUR CHEEK PAD ITS GOING TO ABSORB ANY MOISTURE IF YOUR SWEATING AT ALL AND EVAPORATE IT AWAY KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE AND THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY REMOVE THE CROWN LINER AS WELL. COUPLE SNAPS AROUND THE BACK AND THEN SOME TABS AROUND THE FRONT TO PULL THAT OUT AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THEY DO GIVE YOU SOME OPENINGS AND SOME MESH ON TOP TO ALLOW THAT VENTILATION SYSTEM TO ACTUALLY REACH YOUR SKIN. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE INSIDE OF THE HELMET HERE THATS ACTUALLY EPS FOAM LINER AND EPS FOAM IS ACTUALLY WHAT MANAGES IMPACT. SO WHEN YOU HIT THE GROUND THE SHELLS GOING TO SPREAD THE IMPACT OVER A LARGER AREA AND THEN THAT FOAM LINER ON THE INSIDE IS WHAT ACTUALLY SLOWS YOUR HEAD DOWN AT A RATE THAT ISNT GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRAIN INJURY. INSIDE OF THAT LINER ARE AIR CHANNELS YOU WILL SEE THAT ADVANCED CHANNELING SYSTEM VENTS ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT AIR THROUGHOUT THE TOP OF THE HELMET AND THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HOLES IN THE BACK FOR WARM AIR TO GET OUT YOU SEE THE SNELL 2010 STICKER THERE SO IT IS SNELL CERTIFIED HELMET AS WELL AS DOT YOU CAN CHECK THESE OUT ON OUR WEBSITE AT COMPETITIONACCESSORIES.COM AGAIN A LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK ON THE CL-16 CHECK IT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE THERE IS A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND GRAPHICS AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE ALWAYS CHANGING THEM UP SO YOU CAN JUMP ON THERE AND SEE WHAT THE CURRENT ONES ARE. DONT FORGET TO CLICK ON THAT LINK IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER TO SEE OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

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